Suffering losses because of the coronavirus shutdown, the University of Rochester and UR Medicine are fighting back by making plans for staff furloughs, imposing a hiring freeze and giving pay cut of up to 18 percent to top officials. In a letter to the university community, President Sarah Mangelsdorf said UR leadership has been forced […]
The death toll from the coronavirus in Monroe County has reached 57, with 883 total cases reported. The Monroe County Department of Public Health reports 49 new cases between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. The number of total cases on the county’s graph appears to have flattened the last two days. There are 97 people currently […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday mandated that all New Yorkers wear face protection when they are out in public and in a situation where they can’t stay at least six feet away from other people. The governor said his executive order will take effect Friday, requiring masks on busy street corners, in buses and grocery […]